Is this correct,all that is required to be in the baseline while running to first is to have a foot touching the chalk?
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quote:Originally posted by tfox:
Is this correct,all that is required to be in the baseline while running to first is to have a foot touching the chalk?
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Are you really asking about a potential running lane violation?
There are times the B/R needs to in the running lane and there are times he cannot be more than three feet in either direction from his basepath but there is no time that he is required to be on the "chalk."
I was at a college game last week when baserunner bunted down 1st baseline, P fielded the bunt on the run and reached out to touch the runner, who was running outside of the lane in foul territory. P was standing in the runners lane and reached out to touch runner and missed. Runner veered a couple steps away from P and then had to veer at least a step back to reach over on a head-first slide to tag 1st base. Called safe. I was surprised since he was at least three feet out of the runners lane and didn't maintain his running path.
Coach argued pretty vehemently but gave in quicker than I expected. Can any other ump help on such a call? Is it the right call based on info I gave?
Coach argued pretty vehemently but gave in quicker than I expected. Can any other ump help on such a call? Is it the right call based on info I gave?
quote:Originally posted by tfox:
Is this correct,all that is required to be in the baseline while running to first is to have a foot touching the chalk?
I think you're basically asking "Are the chalk lines part of the running lane?"
If that's what you were trying to say, then the answer is yes. The lines marking the running lanes are part of the lane itself. To be called out on running lane interference, a runner must have at least one foot completely outside the lines.
quote:Originally posted by yawetag:quote:Originally posted by tfox:
Is this correct,all that is required to be in the baseline while running to first is to have a foot touching the chalk?
I think you're basically asking "Are the chalk lines part of the running lane?"
If that's what you were trying to say, then the answer is yes. The lines marking the running lanes are part of the lane itself. To be called out on running lane interference, a runner must have at least one foot completely outside the lines.
Yes this is what i'm asking and exactly what i was telling others at my sons last game.
quote:Originally posted by cabbagedad:
I was at a college game last week when baserunner bunted down 1st baseline, P fielded the bunt on the run and reached out to touch the runner, who was running outside of the lane in foul territory. P was standing in the runners lane and reached out to touch runner and missed. Runner veered a couple steps away from P and then had to veer at least a step back to reach over on a head-first slide to tag 1st base. Called safe. I was surprised since he was at least three feet out of the runners lane and didn't maintain his running path.
Coach argued pretty vehemently but gave in quicker than I expected. Can any other ump help on such a call? Is it the right call based on info I gave?
From the sounds of it, yes.
The runner's lane is an issue only on a throw fielded from the vicinity of home plate. The runner must not interfere with the fielder taking the throw on either side of that lane (that means, if the runner is in the lane, he's good. If he's outside of the lane opposite the throw, he's good. If he's outside the lane on the same side of the throw, he's in jeopardy.)
The runner's lane is irrelevant on a tag play. On all tag plays, the key moment is when the tag attempt is initiated. At that point, draw a straight line from the runner to the base. If he stays within three feet of that line, he is not running outside of the basepath.
I agree with, Matt. Sounds like a good call.
quote:Originally posted by Matt13:quote:Originally posted by cabbagedad:
I was at a college game last week when baserunner bunted down 1st baseline, P fielded the bunt on the run and reached out to touch the runner, who was running outside of the lane in foul territory. P was standing in the runners lane and reached out to touch runner and missed. Runner veered a couple steps away from P and then had to veer at least a step back to reach over on a head-first slide to tag 1st base. Called safe. I was surprised since he was at least three feet out of the runners lane and didn't maintain his running path.
Coach argued pretty vehemently but gave in quicker than I expected. Can any other ump help on such a call? Is it the right call based on info I gave?
From the sounds of it, yes.
The runner's lane is an issue only on a throw fielded from the vicinity of home plate. The runner must not interfere with the fielder taking the throw on either side of that lane (that means, if the runner is in the lane, he's good. If he's outside of the lane opposite the throw, he's good. If he's outside the lane on the same side of the throw, he's in jeopardy.)
The runner's lane is irrelevant on a tag play. On all tag plays, the key moment is when the tag attempt is initiated. At that point, draw a straight line from the runner to the base. If he stays within three feet of that line, he is not running outside of the basepath.
Sorry to not make myself more clear.I was discussing the interferance on the throw by the catcher to first with a former catcher. I told him that as long as the runner was touching the chalk when he got hit by the ball on the throw,it was not interferance on the runner. He argued that it was.